Lorian Hemingway
| Lorian Hemingway | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lorian Hemingway December 15, 1951 South Jackson, Mississippi |
| Occupation | Writer, free-lance journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Notable works | Walking into the River (1992) |
| Children | Cristen Hemingway Jaynes |
| Relatives |
Gregory Hemingway (father) Shirley Jane Rhodes (mother) Ernest Hemingway (grandfather) Pauline Pfeiffer (grandmother) |
| Website | |
| www.shortstorycompetition.com | |
Lorian Hemingway (born December 15, 1951) is an American author and free-lance journalist.[1] Her books include the memoir Walk on Water,[2] the novel Walking Into the River,[3] and the non-fiction book A World Turned Over,[4] about the devastation of her hometown of South Jackson, Mississippi, by the Candlestick Park Tornado in 1966. Her articles have appeared in GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Rolling Stone.[1]
Career
In 1992, Hemingway was nominated for The Mississippi Arts and Letters Award for Fiction for her debut novel "Walking Into the River." In 1999 she received The Conch Republic Prize for Literature for her body of work and her dedication to encouraging the talent of new writers.
Her work has been positively reviewed by The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post and TIME Magazine, among others. A number of her nature essays have appeared in several anthologies, including her essays: "Uncommon Waters", "The Gift of Trout", "Headwaters", "A Different Angle", and "Growing Up in Mississippi." She is former editor-at-large of Flyfishing & Tying Journal.
In 1981, Hemingway founded the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition which is "dedicated to recognizing and supporting the work of emerging writers."[5] The competition, which is open to U.S. and international citizens, draws between 800 and 1,200 submissions annually from around the United States and other countries.[6]
Personal life
Lorian Hemingway was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Gregory Hemingway and Shirley Jane Rhodes, a former Powers model. She grew up in numerous places throughout the Southeast, including Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Mississippi,[1] and resides in Seattle, Washington.[1]
Hemingway is one of 12 grandchildren of American novelist, and Nobel Prize-laureate, Ernest Hemingway.[7] She is the great-granddaughter of a Cherokee chief on her mother's side.[1][7] Her daughter, Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, is a writer, photographer and actress.[8][9]
Writings
Books
- Hemingway, Lorian (1992). Walking into the River. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-74642-1
- Hemingway, Lorian (1998). Walk on Water: A Memoir. New York: Simon & Schuster. 250 pp.
- Hemingway, Lorian (2002). A World Turned Over; A Killer Tornado and the Lives It Changed Forever. New York: Simon & Schuster. 244 pp.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hemingway, Lorian (1992). "About the Author" in Walking into the River. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 283. ISBN 0-671-74642-1.
- ↑ "Memoirs". The Washington Post. 1998-05-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ↑ "Book Review: Walking into the River". Entertainment Weekly. 1992-11-06. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ↑ Maisto, Michelle (2002-10-20). "The Perfect Storm". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ↑ "Key West celebrates Hemingway heritage". USA Today. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ↑ Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition at shortstorycompetition.com. Accessed 2015-12-30
- 1 2 Packard, Wingate (1998-07-05). "A New-Generation Hemingway Connects, Too, With The Sea". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ Cristen Hemingway Jaynes at weebly.com. Accessed 2015-12-30
- ↑ Cristen Hemingway Jaynes bio. at imdb.com. Accessed 2015-12-30
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